The European Union Delegation to Guyana and the United Nations Guyana have released a joint statement on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and the 16 days of planned activism (25th of November – December 10).
The joint statement said, “we reaffirm our commitment to ending violence against women and girls. Violence against women affects every country worldwide, and escalates in times of crisis.” The statement referred to the global statistic where 1 in 3 women have experienced physical or sexual violence in their lifetime and 1 in 5 girls become a victim of child sexual abuse. “We strongly condemn all forms of violence against women and girls, including harmful practices, as a blatant violation of human rights”, the statement said.